Discover how the 2,170-mile Oregon Trail helped shape American agriculture, westward expansion, and pioneer settlement during the 19th ...
A tour group from the Oregon California Trail Association annual convention waits on the side of the road after their bus breaks down north of Pendleton, Ore. on July 24, 2024. The Oregon Trail may ...
The first major wagon train to the Pacific Northwest departs from Elm Grove, Missouri, on the Oregon Trail on May 22, 1843.
In this undated photo of an Oregon Trail reenactment, a long line of oxen-drawn wagons stops to rest along a trail. In 1878, a 21-year-old Missouri woman, Sarah Elizabeth Butler, kept a diary of her ...
A cold wind from the Blue Mountains carries the scent of sagebrush as it whips your face. Each step stirs dust on the dry path in this high desert plateau in eastern Oregon, where hundreds of ...
Historic trail revisited: A summer-long road trip followed the Oregon Trail’s full route, mixing hiking, cycling, and exploration of major historic sites. Beyond pioneer myths: The journey highlighted ...
Between 1840 and 1860, 300,000 to 400,000 Americans moved west on covered wagons for 2,100 miles across the Oregon and California trails. In those two decades they transformed our nation and endured ...
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